Category Archives: Random Remarks

Winner

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.” – Larry Bird Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only … Continue reading →

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Dreams & Deadlines, Part 1

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

Sometime ago, I had lunch with a mentor of mine, Rex Mendoza (of the giant real-estate conglomerate Ayala Land). Rex was one of my mentors in financial planning; there are many things I learned from him that pretty much influenced … Continue reading →

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Automatic Millionaire

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

Many people think I like reading complicated finance books. While I check those kinds of books for reference from time to time, I am not big on ‘nose-bleed’ books. I don’t event like Robert Kiyosaki books… although I’ve read  2 … Continue reading →

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Do not limit your beliefs

Posted on November 24, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

“Argue for your limitations and sure enough they’re yours.” – Richard Bach “Most of the limitations you think you have are the ones you have decided on. They are often entirely self-imposed. You might think, ‘I can’t do this, I … Continue reading →

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What is a financial planner, part 1

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

Taken from my column at the Business Mirror In 2005, I was approached to help established the Registered Financial Planner Institute in the Philippines. I immediately agreed to be a core part of this endeavor because I felt the financial-services … Continue reading →

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Francis Kong on Simplicity

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

With permission from the author, I am ‘re-blogging’ Francis Kong’s wonderful blog “Simplify All You Can”. This is a wonderful advice for us to achieve not just Financial Freedom but Financial Peace. Read on! ————————— Even the experts could not … Continue reading →

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Advocacy and the New Media, part 1

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

I’ve been an advocate of financial literacy for many years now. Aside from the lectures & trainings I conduct regularly, I’ve been using the power of the internet for some time now. In 2003, I started a yahoogroup called the … Continue reading →

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Get quick rich schemes, etc.

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

A wonderful piece written by Carlo Ople… CLICK HERE

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There is hope for Philippine politics after all (part 1)

Posted on September 21, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

Integrity is consistency of actions, values, methods, measures, principles, expectations and outcome – Wikipedia Like many Filipinos, I have become cynical, distrusting, disgusted and at times apathetic when it comes to our government, especially our politicians. Whatever ideals about government and … Continue reading →

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The real secret to attracting wealth

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Randell Tiongson

Guess what? You can’t attract wealth. No amount of ‘power of the mind’ will make you wealthy. You can’t attract wealth — you need to work for it. The real secret? There are no secrets.

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